I can see the cable is split on my Dyson dc05 but cannot open it up to get access. Is there a simple way to open the casing, I have looked but cannot see how to avoid the £50 charge from Dyson.

Alex Taylor, October 2004

I was fooling around with my broken dyson DC05 already for a week until i found this information.
It is perfect ! ! !
I finally could disassemble the damn thing and ordered a new motor now so i can fix it.
Thank you for the information on how to split the dyson DC05

Tom,

tom claeys, March 2006

After wrestling with trying to re-assemble my DC05, I can say that just lever out the yellow lugs in the wheels from the outside, then the wheel slips off - it makes it soo much easier to reassemble with the wheels off ( and I guess pull apart)

Simon, July 2005

Thank you Ross. Had the same trouble myself, and thanks to you, all is in process of being rectified.

Dion

Dion, December 2004

See answer to question--- how do I replace switch on a Dyson DC04 for useful web sites

Aiexile, October 2004

There are 5 screws to remove. One is visible on top of the cleaner. All are star shaped screws which can be removed using a small flat bladed driver. The other 4 screws are behind the wheels, 2 on each side. To get at these remove the on/off paddle and recoil cable paddle. These are just clipped on and can be prised off. The recoil paddle is a little tricky to remove because of the elbow pipe above it. You will need to remove the elbow by carefully levering it upwards. Careful not damage the plastic surround. It will come off. Then lever each wheel away from the chassis to expose 2 screws beneath. Undo both sets on each side. Then lift the top part of the chassis away by levering the wheels away as you lift away the top half of the chassis. The cable mechanism and motor are then exposed and easily removed and replaced/or repaired. NB The wheels will not come off until you split the chassis and then if you wish, the wheels can be pushed out from the inside.

Ross Underwood, October 2004